Country music fans are in for a rare and heartfelt treat. D’Lee has released a soulful country ballad titled “If There’s a Place,” a song that carries both history and heart. Written in 1980 by D’Lee’s late father, Frank English Sr., an Army veteran and lifelong devotee of country music, the song lived quietly for decades. He spent his life writing songs he never performed live, never recorded, and never shared with an audience. Instead, he left them behind for his daughter.

Now, 45 years later, D’Lee becomes his voice. There is a special type of magic in that, a daughter keeping her father’s art and legacy alive.

She possesses a stop-you-in-your-tracks kind of voice, one that commands stillness and invites reflection as she belts her father’s lyrics so naturally, as if they are really her own. It is powerful yet tender, rooted in soul and sincerity. With every line, she carries her father’s spirit, honoring his words while giving them a new life. This was always Frank English Sr.’s song, but through D’Lee, it feels fully realized, as if it has finally found the voice it was waiting for all along.

Recorded on Father’s Day in Nashville, “If There’s a Place” is steeped in emotion. You can hear the love, the grief, and the deep reverence put into the performance. Though written more than 40 years ago, the song feels strikingly modern, proof of great songwriting abilities that transcend time. This song is truly timeless!

In bringing her father’s music into the light, D’Lee is not only preserving his legacy, she is sharing a great country song with the world.

“He loved country music — real country music — the kind that tells the truth, no matter how much it hurts. I wanted to honor that. I wanted to make something pure, something that would make him proud. He may have written this song in 1980, but somehow it feels like he wrote it for this very moment — for me, for us, for now.”” – D’Lee

D’Lee is inspired by Dolly Parton, Wynona Judd, Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, Prince, and Etta James. She is based in currently Texas. “If There’s a Place” serves as an excellent teaser for D’Lee’s upcoming LP, fifty-five, which is due out later this year. Stream the remarkable single “If There’s a Place” now:

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Written by Ryan Cassata

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